john sanders (@javasilk)Bonding is critical for this pup&#39 ;s survival in a chaotic elephant seal rookery. If this one manages to stay with Mom until weaning, it will go from a 20kg birth weight to a weaning weight…

john sanders (@javasilk)The winter birthing/mating season for Northern elephant seals will begin soon at Piedras Blancas just north of Hearst Castle. The bulls begin hauling out on the beachs around Thanksgiving,…

john sanders (@javasilk)We&#39 ;ve been stressing observation skills in our outdoor school curriculum. So you need to be prepared for the outcomes. She says. . ."That sea otter pup is a boy!", Me: what&#39 ;s you&#39 ;re…